Name: Madison Michelle Rich
Nickname: Maddie
Age: 17 years old
Last seen: August 15, 2024
Location: Lakewood, Ohio
Status: Found safe on October 13, 2024
Case Information
17-year-old Madison Rich was last seen in Lakewood, Ohio on August 15, 2024. She disappeared after leaving her family residence.
Background
Madison Rich graduated from Lakewood High School in June 2024. She had plans to attend Cleveland State University.
In 2024, Madison was living with her family in Lakewood, Ohio. Her loved ones describe her as creative, caring, and funny. She loved animals and her family had two cats.
Disappearance
On August 15, 2024, Madison Rich was last seen leaving her family residence in Lakewood, Ohio. Madison never returned home and hasn’t been heard from since.
Investigation
On August 18, 2024, Madison’s cell phone pinged to a cell tower near the Express Inn, a motel at 4511 Northfield Road in Warrensville Heights, Ohio. Her family stated that she had no ties to the area.
On August 21, 2024, her cell phone later pinged to an area in the 19000 block of South Miles Road and near Lee, Harvard, and Green Roads. Her cellphone was subsequently turned off or died the next day.
According to her family, Madison had run away from home in the past, but never for long and not without contacting her family and friends. Her family believes Madison was experiencing mental health challenges at the time she went missing.
Madison also suffered from low blood pressure and a low heart rate, a condition for which she was hospitalized in June 2024. She left her medications at home.
Madison Rich Found Safe
On October 13, 2024, Madison called a friend asking to be picked up and taken home. The friend passed that information along to police who responded to the location.
Madison has since been reunited with her family, who are asking for privacy at this time.
Appearance
Physical Description:
White female with brown/black hair and blue eyes. Madison stands 5’7 tall and weighs 110 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Madison has a spider web tattoo on her left arm.
Clothing and accessories:
No information available.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Madison Rich please contact the Lakewood Police Department at (216) 521-6773.
Resources & Further Information
Madison Michelle Rich NCIC# M367993110 – National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
News & Media Links
‘Please come home:’ Lakewood teen missing nearly 3 weeks – ABC News 5 Cleveland 09/2024
Lakewood family continues searching for missing 17-year-old girl with medical issues – ABC News 5 Cleveland 09/2024
Missing Lakewood teen Madison Rich: Family to give update – WKYC 09/2024
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